Universal charger for friend

I’m not up to date on all the recent battery chargers, but I need to find a good one for a friend. It needs to have 4-Bay nimh and li Ion with 1amp charge capability. Any ideas? Thanks.

Opus or liito Kala 500

I use the Xtar VC4 and it is great. Plus pretty cheap.

I forgot to include that it needs to be simple to operate.

I have all 3 of the chargers mentioned. The VC4 is by far the easiest, just put cells in. It will do 1A on the OUTSIDE 2 slots, 0.5A on the 2 INSIDE slots, or 0.5A on all slots combined. It has a USB charge cable so you need to have at LEAST a 2A USB output power source.

The Lii-500 is a full analyzing charger that is fairly easy to use. You can JUST put cells in and let them go, but you can also change charge rates and do some charge/discharge functions. It actually costs less than the VC4. Can’t comment on the long term reliability of the 2.

The Opus is the most versatile, and the most complicated to use, although if you do nothing but drop in a cell it will simply charge it at 0.5A. It has a few more controls than the Lii-500 but some people hate the fan. It’s tiny, whines, and seems to die pretty easily. It’s not hard to lube it but may not be the best option if simplicity is required.

I would also say the Xtar VC4 very versatile and easy to use. I have been using mine for the past 18 months without problems.

HKJ review here :

Thanks for the suggestions, he went with the xtar vc4